Finland vs Norway: Infant health: low birthweight
Finland
3.9 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Norway
4.4 Percentage of live births
in 2024
Finland rank
40th
Norway rank
38th
Infant health: low birthweight over time
- Finland
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland, a difference of 0.5 Percentage of live births.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Finland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 58 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Finland ahead.
Finland ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Finland averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Finland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.23 Percentage of live births | 4.5 Percentage of live births | 0.7333 Percentage of live births | Finland |
| 1970s | 4.66 Percentage of live births | 4.18 Percentage of live births | 0.48 Percentage of live births | Finland |
| 1980s | 3.83 Percentage of live births | 4.24 Percentage of live births | 0.41 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 1990s | 3.95 Percentage of live births | 4.69 Percentage of live births | 0.74 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2000s | 4.23 Percentage of live births | 4.97 Percentage of live births | 0.74 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2010s | 4.14 Percentage of live births | 4.61 Percentage of live births | 0.47 Percentage of live births | Norway |
| 2020s | 3.96 Percentage of live births | 4.32 Percentage of live births | 0.36 Percentage of live births | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher infant health: low birthweight, Finland or Norway?
- Norway, at 4.4 Percentage of live births against 3.9 Percentage of live births in Finland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in infant health: low birthweight between Finland and Norway?
- 0.5 Percentage of live births, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Finland and Norway?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2024.
- How do Finland and Norway rank globally for infant health: low birthweight?
- Finland ranks 40th and Norway ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Infant health: low birthweight. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset presents time series on the number of live births weighing less than 2500 grams as a percentage of the total number of live births. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.